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2008 SHOT Show — Boggs: hunting 'not a dirty word'

By Sam Eifling
ESPNOutdoors.com

Saturday, February 2, 2008

LAS VEGAS — Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs told hunters to "come out of the closet" today, while rocker Ted Nugent urged potential speakers to reach out to people "ignorant" of hunting. "If you're an actor or a professional athlete, let us know you hunt," Boggs said at a news conference at the Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade Show. "Be proud of it. It's not a dirty word. It's not a dirty word at all. Let us know. Be on our side. And jump on the bandwagon." He and Nugent addressed the med ...

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